diff --git a/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.cpp
index 1eb43a45a5..23df64be2e 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.cpp
@@ -1486,16 +1486,16 @@ std::pair<bool, AssetMeta> AssetServer::readMetaFile(AssetUtils::AssetHash hash)
         if (error.error == QJsonParseError::NoError && doc.isObject()) {
             auto root = doc.object();
 
-            auto bakeVersion = root[BAKE_VERSION_KEY].toInt(-1);
+            auto bakeVersion = root[BAKE_VERSION_KEY];
             auto failedLastBake = root[FAILED_LAST_BAKE_KEY];
             auto lastBakeErrors = root[LAST_BAKE_ERRORS_KEY];
 
-            if (bakeVersion != -1
+            if (bakeVersion.isDouble()
                 && failedLastBake.isBool()
                 && lastBakeErrors.isString()) {
 
                 AssetMeta meta;
-                meta.bakeVersion = bakeVersion;
+                meta.bakeVersion = bakeVersion.toInt();
                 meta.failedLastBake = failedLastBake.toBool();
                 meta.lastBakeErrors = lastBakeErrors.toString();